Supported Bridge Pose for Back Pain

Supported bridge pose is one of a number of different spinal stabilization exercises. Not only are spinal stabilization exercises are given in yoga, but also in rehabilitation settings. A September, 2006, study published in Spine Journal compared stabilization exercises with conventional physical therapy for addressing back pain, and found the two approaches confer equal benefit on the patient.

Bibliography
1 Cairns, Mindy C. PhD, MMACP, MCSP, MSc (Manip Ther) *; Foster, Nadine E. DPhil, BSc (Hons), MCSP, PGCE +; Wright, Chris BSc, AFIMA, FSS ++. Randomized Controlled Trial of Specific Spinal Stabilization Exercises and Conventional Physiotherapy for Recurrent Low Back Pain. Spine J 2006 Sept 1.